Pediatric tympanoplasty: Factors affecting success

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-68

  Lin, Aaron C ^a   Messner, Anna H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Myringoplasty; Perforation; Prognostic factors; Tympanoplasty

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; AUDITORY TUBE; EARDRUM; HEARING; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRICS; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TYMPANOPLASTY;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 38149029266     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e3282f43430     Document Type: Review

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